What role will student feedback play in your district next year?

1. What role will student feedback play in your district next year?

2. Student Feedback:Incorporating Student Feedback in Educator Evaluation Spring Convening May 28th and 29th, 2014

3. Agenda • The Role of Student Feedback in Educator Evaluation • Principles of Effective Feedback • ESE Model Surveys • District Presenters • What will student feedback look like in your district?

4. Why student feedback?

5. One more piece of evidence…

6. Why is student feedback so important? • Student feedback is valuable • Comprehensive picture of an educator’s practice • Supports professional growth and development

7. Principles of Effective Feedback

8. Two Key Questions • What will feedback look like in your districts? (common/district-wide and/or educator-specific?) • Where does feedback enter into the 5-step evaluation cycle? (formative and/or summative)

9. You’re already doing this… • Student feedback can take many forms, including: • Surveys (bi-yearly, ongoing) • Focus groups/interviews • Written narratives (journals, letters, stories)

10. Excerpts from student letters to next year’s 4th graders: • “Do you remember the scavenger hunt, the writing contest and the sculpture contest? That’s what our class put together. But all this is work that gets you prepared.” • “Reading in Mrs. Anderson’s room works on strategies. She measures our fluency and comprehension. She pushes you in discussions.” • “One thing that can be improved is the organization in her room.” • “Mrs. Anderson has high expectations. Mrs. Anderson will help you reach your goals. She helped me. She will always make you feel a part of the class.”

11. ESE Model Surveys GENERAL INFORMATION: • Optional resource for schools/districts • Release date: July 2014 • Developed for classroom teachers • Grade spans: Grades K-2*, 3-5 and 6-12

12. ESE Model Surveys: meaningful • Aligned to observable practices in: • Standard I: Curriculum, Planning & Assessment • Standard II: Teaching All Students

13. ESE Model Surveys: actionable • Survey items linked to the new MA curriculum frameworks and can be used in a meaningful way to help inform instruction

14. ESE Model Surveys: accessible • Over 400 items underwent extensive reviews by teachers, administrators, and students • 10,000 students participated in the pilot survey project (February—April 2014) • 10 expert review sessions • Cognitive student interviews • Grade-level bands include developmentally appropriate items

15. Key Considerations for Surveys • Communication with Stakeholders • Advance Planning & Logistics • When, where and how will surveys be administered? • How up-to-date is student roster / enrollment data? • Timeliness of Reports • Usefulness and Impact of Reports

16. ESE Model Surveys • Administration: paper or online • Long form and short forms • NOTE: all feedback data is confidential; ESE does not collect evidence that informs an educator’s evaluation, including feedback data

17. Two Key Questions • What will feedback look like in your districts? (common/district-wide and/or educator-specific?) • Where does feedback enter into the 5-step evaluation cycle? (formative and/or summative)

18. Where does feedback live in the evaluation cycle?

19. Key Messages for Educators • Feedback is one more piece of evidence used to inform the Summative Performance Rating (alongside artifacts of practice, observations, and multiple measures of student learning) • Feedback should be informative and actionable • Schools and districts can use ESE model surveys, existing surveys, or other feedback instruments already in place (surveys aren’t required) • Feedback can be used for formative purposes